General Poetry posted February 19, 2025


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My Home Cake Business

by Debi Pick Marquette


When I would decorate a cake

What they would ask for I would make

So many have remarked at how

They weren't computerized, like now 



One of the few pans I would buy

I'd make it like that girl or guy

A Humpty Dumpty on the wall

Piano I hoped would not fall



I baked inside a coffee can

A Grain Belt beer cake for her man 

I won a state contest, first prize 

For judges ~ two freehand Popeyes 



A friend had asked if I might draw

Upon a cake, a red chainsaw

Instead the chainsaw looked so real

She thought it was the biggest deal



The wedding cakes, Ms PAC-woman

And Tupperware, confirmation

But, these are only just a few

More than a thousand I would do



However, ones I mostly did

 I tried hard not to show the kids

The naked boob-cakes weren't as nice

But I would get to name my price



Creating with my hands was fun

The best is what I really won

And that was keeping my "Mom's Rule"

I stayed home 'till kids were in school
 
 



Memories writing prompt entry
Writing Prompt
Look at some old photographs and write about a memory or a thought that they give you. If possible (not required) include the image in your poem.

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